Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.

Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.

曾经炫耀自己博学的作家们，如今已不在光秃秃的媒体唱诗班里唱歌了。

-- William Safire 威廉·萨菲尔